Philippines Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzo tells the Financial Times that the rapprochement of his country’s president late last year with his Chinese counterpart has led to big economic gains. President Rodrigo Duterte put disputes over the South China Sea on the backburner during his state visit to Beijing and Lorenzo says “According to the Chinese, they told Duterte that any product we produce they will buy”.
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